The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-09-02

hers. The little maid smiled knowingly.
She had seen Others in much tine same atti
tude.
Mr. Incoul returned at midnight the same
evening Hotels were not good at Fuente-
rabia. He saw, as he glanced up at his wife's
windows, that her rooms were illuminated.
As he parleyed with the driver the lights
were extinguished. The hall was dark when
he entered. He found match and lit it, and
on the stair met Lenox Leigh. The young
man rubbed his hat as though uncertain what
to do or say. At last he reached the door.
i am at the Grand, you know, be hazarded.
"Yes, KNOW" Mr.. Incoul answered, sand
hope you are comfortable"
Leigh passed out. Mr.. Incoul closed and
bolted the door behind him. For moment
he stood very still. Then turning he as
cended the stair. e 80.
After breakfast the next morning Mr. In
coul said to his wife: ave leave for Paris at
5 this afternoon. l beg you will see to 1T that
your things are ready"
She steadied herself against chair, and
would have spoken, but he had risen also and
left the ROOM
They went to Paris and took a house in the
Pare Monceau. Meanwhile MFR. Incoul's atti-
tude to his wife had in no wise altered He
was silent, methodicai and self abnegating as
he lad been from the first. They went every
where where the products called amusements
could be obtained for money. Mazda was an
envied bride. If she had any lingering doubts
as to the real reason of their return to Paris,
little by little they faded
She wrote Lenox Leigh decisive note He
should never enter her life again She had
faltered, but the faltering had at least served
as lesson which she would never need to
learn again. tEF s5 Ga n
She thought of her husband and wondered
He had done what she mad hardly dared to
expect-he had observed their ante-nuptial
agreement to the letter, and he was winning
her affection with infinitely greater speed
than she had ever deemed possible. She col
lected some of the scattered threads and
memories of their life in common, and it
seemed to her that latterly he had become
even graver and more silent than before.
One evening, when he had seemed particu-
larly distracted, she bent forward and said,
Harmon, of what are you thinkingp
She had never called him by his given name
before. He started and half turned
"Of you," he answered
But Maida's heart sank She saw that his
eyes were not on hers, that they looked
over and beyond her, as though they followed
One evening as Mr.. Incoul was going out
Maid@ with delicate cares, gently gave
bim to understand that his days Of probation
were over. But in his eyes there was no an
sweiing affection-only look which man
might give who wins long contested game
of chess.
Mr.. 1ncoul was to have another triumph
that night 4G was Sunday evening he
went to a club and there disgraced Lenox
Leigh by managing to make it appear that
Leigh had dealt marked cards. .rt t.=
Mr.. Incoul came home and sought his wife,
She met hiHt with smile of welcome; but
something in his face froze the smile and
silenced the words on her lips. He seated
himself before her and began the history of
their meeting, wooing, wedding and life to-
gether in slow, torturing words. He con-
cluded with these words: "And you, for all
your frankness, omitted to tell me the one
thing essential; you omitted to tell mel
"Do not say it," the girl walled "do not
say it." The tears were falling, her form
was rocked with sobs. She was piteous be-
fore him who knew not what pity was.
He had risen and she crouched as though
she feared he had risen to strike her.
-"of your lover, whom caught to- night
cheating at cards"
certain OF the import of his words.
"Of your lover" lie repeated; "the black
leg" .-.1 az. ..-....
Still looking him in the face, she said husE-
ily: "You tell me Lenox Leigh cheated at
cards? 1t is not true" 4a
"Heis your lover. tlent Missed Inceul. and
into his green, dilated eyes there came a look
of such hideous hate that the girl shrank
back. In her fear she held out her arms as
though to shield herself from him, and
screamed aloud: "You are going to kill me!'
abe quiet" he answered, "you will wake
the house." t 9 r
She fell backwards on the lounge Pres
entity she moaned, her eyes opened, and her
sobs broke out afresh. He poured some bro
mide of potassium in glass, half tillesi it
with water, and 0. dered her to drink it. Sh1
obeyed dunibly. The tears fell into the glass
as she drank. Her head fell back ON The sofa,
her hair drooped about her shoulders, her lips
were gray. as. ..--l-4 F.. -.s
Mr. Incoul took her i'm his a,sns and laid
her on the bed. He Strengthened the disorder
of the room Then he turned out tho eas.
On each OF the fixtures his fingers rested tle
fraction Of minute longer than was neces-
sary. He groped to the door, opened it
and listened. There was no sound.
The house was still as tomb. He closed tho
door behind him, and drawing n nameless in
strument from his pocket he inserted it care
fully in the keyhole, gave it q quick turn
and went TO his room.
Mr. Incours friend, Mr.. Blydenburgh, was
accosted oil the street the next morning by
Mr. Wainwaiing: q fs@ 5tq5|l5F'
"You have heard, have you not, about Mrs.
Incoul." @s tar' " .Ji3
"Heard whatF a ~ g .oa
ait appears that on going to besi on Sun
day night she turned the gas on instead Of
turning it off. They smeled the gas in tho
hall and tried to get into the room, but the
door was locked; finally they broke it down
They found her unconscious, though still
breathing; they worked ever her for five
hours, but it was no use.n
GGood God!" moaned Blydenburgh. s@
ayes, eMr. Wainwaring continued, tit is
terrible! A sweeter girl never lived. have
just been up there. Incoul couldn't see nee.
Utterly prostrated, I suppose I can under
stand that. We all know how devoted no
was. He will never get over it-never.
@You know about young Leigh, Mrs Man.
battan's brother, don't youp be continued.
"Yes. I was there" said Blydenburgt,
YEARLY. fa
aOh, you mean that affair at the club.
Well, it appears that it is true. From what
make out of the papers, he went to his hotel
and took dose of morphine 1t
was his only way out of it. e9GeIsE
Mr.. Blydenburgh called TO see Mr.. IncouI,
out was told that Mr.. Incoul could see no one.
As Mr.. Blydenburgh's cab rolled down the
treet; Mr.. Incoul, who had been occupied
With the morning paper. sent for the courier.
"Karl," he said, when the man appeared,
I will so over your accounts" @SaH
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